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March Promotion: Teacher Who Books the Most Revenue Keeps 100%!
Posted on 02. Mar, 2011 by Ryan Busch.
eduFire Teacher Who Books the Most Revenue Keeps 100% of Earnings!
MARCH PROMOTION TIME! The teacher who books the most revenue keeps 100% of it!
Welcome March eduFirers! Last month we wanted to see you teaching in the new eduFire t-shirts. March is here–now it is time to do some serious teaching on eduFire. We want to inspire you to teach, teach, teach, and teach some more–so, this month, the eduFire teacher who books the most revenue will keep 100% of his or her fees.
That’s right…not 75%, not 85%, but 100%! We’ll even pay your PayPal fees.
The rules are the simplest yet–here they are…
March 2011 Teacher Promotion Rules
- Teach paying students on eduFire
- Earn the most money from 1:1 or 1:M sessions–keep it all!
- Counting starts March 1 and ends March 31st (all times based upon Arizona Time)
- At the end of the month we’ll send out a payment representing the 15% in fees to the winning teacher
Let’s get inspired this March! Reach out to your current students, dig up the email addresses of your former students, go out and find new students–get them in to class and teach ‘em! Schedule as much as you can–the more classes and sessions you teach, the better your chances of keeping 100% of your earnings in March!
March 2011 on eduFire is your time to shine–you can take that to the bank!
Bank 100% on eduFire
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eduFire and The Fitness Angel Make History: Live, Video Fitness Classes Started Today
Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by Ryan Busch.
The health & fitness industry is huge and home exercise videos have long been a hot item for people trying to get into shape. But just like books and static video classes only offer a little educational and instructional help–fitness videos have the same drawback. eduFire is changing that–the same way that it changed video into a social learning experience…
Meet Carroll Roberts (aka The Fitness Angel)
Carroll taught a historic class on eduFire today and I wanted to let everyone know about it. Carroll is going to be offering regular personal training, live on video, through eduFire. You can take these classes from anywhere with an internet connection and you actually engage Carroll, ask questions, and get specific fitness answers just as if you were in the same room with him.
Several members of our community attended and we all had a great time. So check this out–meet Carroll and learn more about this fun fitness class.
Way to go Carroll!
Try: Absoglutely with The Fitness Angel
Carroll Roberts teaching a live fitness class on eduFire
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Happy Holidays eduFire
Posted on 22. Dec, 2010 by Ryan Busch.
Happy Holidays eduFire!
Happy Holidays eduFire!
Happy Holidays eduFire!
Hello All,
It is holiday time here in the US and I thought I’d take a moment to send warm wishes to everyone (regardless of your country or religion). We had a lovely Christmas party this past Sunday (thanks to Marco, Mair, Enrique, Alan, and everyone else who attended). We had a great presentation showing a variety of different Christmas traditions. Most memorable for me was talking with people from other countries (Romania and Egypt come to mind) about the celebrations that many of us have during this time of year. It is just terrific to imagine a world like we have here on eduFire where we can share ideas and learn from each other–I can’t think of a better way for the world to become more united than through mutual learning!
Here’s a lovely screenshot of the party:
eduFire Christmas Party
I also wanted to thank everyone who has provided feedback to me on the process that we’ve been going through–your patience, support, and commitment are great!
Happy Holidays wherever you are and I look forward to a terrific new year with you all.
All my best,
Ryan Busch | President of eduFire
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Tis the Season to Teach
Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by Ryan Busch.
Tis the Season to Teach
Hello eduFire!
On the heels of yesterday’s exciting news about eduFire’s return–we have another exciting announcement.Because you were so patient. Because we love you. Because we want to have a great end of the year…
Teachers will earn 100% of the fees that they charge for classes taught from December 15, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
That’s right–you keep it all–we are even going to pay for the transaction costs that Paypal charges us. This is our gift to you for being the best teachers in the world. There is only one exception–this only applies to classes, not 1:1 sessions. 1:1 session will continue to be done as normal.
What does this mean for you? Here are some thoughts:
- Schedule and teach as many courses as you can!
- Get out and tell as many people as you can to take your courses!
- Charge for courses–free courses are good for marketing, but charging for courses allows us all to keep eduFire working. Consider discounting (rather than free)—you’re getting a bigger percentage, so pass on the love and get more students.
- Promote, Promote, and Promote some more!
All of these things will help you to make more money, gain new students, bring more people to eduFire, and add to our community. All good things that will continue to build your opportunities to become world renowned teachers.
We are still working to get things back on track and we’d like to work closely with each of you as we work to get operations back to 100%, so all we ask is that you coordinate with Marco to ensure that we are only offering one class at a time during this period. This will allow us to better monitor the user experience.
I wish you all happy teaching–now get out there and tell everyone you know (get out your email lists, blogs, twitter accounts, facebook–whatever you have) to come take courses on eduFire before the end of the year. Classes taught on January 1, 2011 are back to normal–so go get ‘em!
Wishing you happy teaching,
Ryan Busch | President | eduFire
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We’re Back! Bug Fixed: Schedule New Classes Now!
Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by Ryan Busch.
eduFire is working again!
Hello eduFirers!
I have some VERY exciting news to share–one of the major bugs that we’ve experienced in the last few months has been fixed! Teachers and students should now be able to enter classrooms as normal!
I don’t think that there are enough exclamation points available for me to express how excited I am to share this with you!!!
While we still have some other challenges to conquer–this was a MAJOR concern for everyone–but thanks to Scott and Jared (the programmers from eduFire’s original team), it seems that you can all return to using the eduFire platform for your classes. So no more skyping on the side ;)
Please let us know if you run into any issues– we just ran a paid test and everything went smoothly. But, if there are still any “bumps in the road” showing up (an we apologize if that happens)–just make sure to point them out and we’ll look into them.
Again–thank you all for your patience and commitment to keeping eduFire alive during this all–now–get back to teaching!
All my best,
Ryan Busch | President | eduFire
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eduFire has a New President: Ryan Busch
Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by Ryan Busch.
Camelback Education Group NAMES RYAN BUSCH PRESIDENT OF EDUFIRE COM
Hello eduFire!
Camelback Education Group(CEG) just sent out a press release a few minutes ago announcing me as the new president of eduFire. So I wanted to jump right in and directly introduce myself to you all. My name is Ryan Busch. I’ve been working with CEG and eduFire for a little over a year. I’ve been involved in higher education and e-learning for a number of years and eduFire is the most exciting idea that I’ve seen–I am so very privileged and excited to have an opportunity to work with you all and with eduFire.
Let’s get right to the heart of things: I know that there have been a number of challenges in the last few months–and it hasn’t made it any easier that you’ve all been wondering about who is taking control of the site. Some things take a little time to prepare and I want to tell you all how much I appreciate your patience.
I have spent several weeks working on solutions to these challenges–and I hope that soon I’ll be able to announce we’ve resolved these things. But until then–know that we are working to move things along as fast as possible. We’re here and we want to make eduFire better than you’ve seen it before.
I’d also like to thank Marco and Debbie for everything they’ve done in the last few months–they are amazing people and I we are all thankful for their support. I just can’t say enough about them (I’m sure that you feel the same). They are a vital part of eduFire and we look forward to continuing and growing and Marco and Debbie are an important part of this process.
I’ll spend time in the next few weeks getting more involved with the blog and other areas to help you learn more about me and I can’t wait to tell you about the improvements and new ideas that we have in the works.
Thank you all–you are the best community of teachers and learners on the planet!
All the best,
Ryan Busch
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Relive the Glory Days with eduFire Class Recordings
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Koichi.
If you’re like me and you wish you had something to watch now that the World Series is over (and you’re also sad that the Seattle Mariners didn’t make it to the playoffs), you’re definitely in luck. We’ve been secretly asking people for permission to take the recordings of their classes and put them up for your viewing pleasure. (more…)
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Looking for a Lead UI/User Experience Designer at eduFire.com
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Koichi.
Do you want to change the world by making learning fun for students and empowering teachers around the world? Are you fanatical about delivering world-class user experiences? Would you like to join a small team where you’ll be the lead UI/UX designer working closely with marketing, engineering and a customer-focused CEO to create the best learning experience possible?
Here’s the kind of thing we’re looking for (plus a little more about ourselves!). (more…)
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Learn From Successful Entrepreneurs for Free
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Koichi.
We are so excited to present to you the eduFire Business Channel. It’s kind of like our language section or our test prep section except now we’re finally “getting down to business.” Subjects you’ll find here include marketing, entrepreneurship, business development, management, career development, and more! Better yet, to kick things off we’ve partnered with twenty entrepreneurs (and growing) who will share their stories and strategies of success with you. Don’t miss out on their classes. There are several up in the business listings already and more to come soon. Here is a sampling of some of the classes available right now. (more…)
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Finding a class just got easier
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by Koichi.
eduFire just rolled out a new classes page, and we think you’ll really like it. We’ve added a lot of organizational bits and pieces, cleaned things up, and improved the individual classes pages (and how you create them). Of course, we’d love your continued feedback for future version 2.1. Our community members have been posting their suggestions here. So what new features do you get in Classes 2.0? (more…)
